Chapter 18: Just Entering the Palace Together
"Thank you, my lady."
After walking out of Jingren Palace, Chen Meizhuang solemnly bowed to Nian Shilan.
She knew very well that if it weren't for Concubine Hua's righteous words, she would not have been able to get away so easily. It was obvious that Concubine Qi and Concubine Li wanted to use this incident to suppress her.
"Get up."
Nian Shilan helped Shen Meizhuang up.
"Speaking of which, this matter was caused by me. They actually wanted to deal with me."
"Your Majesty, the lotus root powder and osmanthus sugar cake made by Sister Mei is very delicious. I would like to go to Sister Mei's palace to try it. Your Majesty, would you like to come with us?"
Zhen Huan thought about the fact that the Queen had sent someone to ask her to go to Jingren Palace for questioning yesterday, and felt that it was necessary to talk to them about it.
Nian Shilan, who understood the hidden meaning behind Zhen Huan's words, smiled slightly: "Okay, now that you mention it, I also want to try Concubine Shen's cooking."
"Lingrong, let's go together. Sister Mei's lotus root starch and osmanthus sugar cake is absolutely amazing."
Zhen Huan took An Lingrong's hand and invited her softly.
"Sorry, sister. I feel a little uncomfortable today. I want to go back and rest. I'll go next time. I will definitely go next time."
An Lingrong always kept a decent smile on her face, but after a long time it became difficult to tell whether it was a mask she was wearing.
Seeing the increasingly close relationship between Zhen Huan, Shen Meiyu and Nian Shilan, she was madly jealous. They said that they treated her as a good sister, but now that they had Hua Fei as their thigh, they must have forgotten about her, who was of no use to them.
She noticed that every time Hua Fei looked at her, that sharp gaze always made her feel embarrassed as if her secret thoughts were exposed.
"Are you feeling unwell? What's wrong? Do you want to ask the imperial physician to come and take a look?"
When Chen Meizhuang heard this, she looked at her nervously. After entering the palace for so long, An Lingrong still had no chance to sleep with the emperor. They could see the disappointment in her heart.
"It's okay, I probably just caught a cold at night. I'll be fine after lying down for a while. I'm sorry to have worried you, sister. I'll be leaving now."
"Empress Hua, I will take my leave now."
After An Lingrong bowed to Nian Shilan, she left with the help of Baojuan.
Nian Shilan looked at her figure and smiled slightly: "What? Am I so scary? Look at how scared she is."
Whether in the previous life or this life, Nian Shilan looked down on An Lingrong's behavior. It had nothing to do with her family background, but she always had the demeanor of a small family.
This is what it means when a dog bites but doesn't bark.
"Of course not. Our queen is so beautiful and charming that everyone likes her."
Zhen Huan took Nian Shilan's arm and walked back with Chen Meizhuang, still talking non-stop.
"You're just sweet-talking."
Shen Meizhuang and Nian Shilan were both amused by Zhen Huan's words.
It’s great that the current Zhen Huan has not experienced the cruel palace fights in her previous life, and still retains some of her youthful innocence.
"Your Majesty, the Queen summoned me yesterday to question me. Her main point was that I had recovered, so why did she still ask the Imperial Household Department not to put the sign inside?"
As soon as they arrived at Cunju Hall and sat down, Zhen Huan told them what happened yesterday.
"Do you think she's testing me by asking this? Logically, she knows we're close, so shouldn't she be happy that I'm taking the initiative to avoid her?"
Nian Shilan thought for a moment after hearing what Zhen Huan said.
"You guessed right. She is suspicious of your intentions. Which woman entering the palace doesn't want to gain the emperor's favor early on? But you did the opposite. She must be suspicious."
After all, she has been fighting with her for so many years, so Nian Shilan can guess a little about the queen's thoughts.
However, the queen originally wanted to win over Zhen Huan and Shen Meiyu. Now that I have interfered, I don’t know what bad things she is planning.
"We have to be more careful on New Year's Eve to prevent the Queen from interfering."
Nian Shilan explained the two of them in detail.
"By the way, now that several people have left Suiyuxuan, do you want to ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to add a few more people to your place?"
It’s better that Kang Luhai is gone. People who are like fence-sitters don’t dare to ask him to do anything, and they have to be on guard against him all the time, which is really an eyesore.
Just letting him go like this is always a bargain for him.
"Not yet. I have Huanbi and Liuzhu here, and the remaining three are enough."
Zhen Huan felt that the number of people in her house was not important, but their loyalty was.
"Okay, whatever you want. If you need anything, just tell me."
Nian Shilan did not force herself about these things. If she were to live again, she would be willing to have complete trust in Zhen Huan and would not be willing to place her own people there, otherwise it would cause a rift between them.
"Empress Hua, may I ask you something?"
After the serious business was settled, Chen Meizhuang saw that Nian Shilan was in a good mood today, so she asked a question that had been on her mind for some time.
"you say."
"I see that Your Majesty doesn't like Lingrong. Please don't misunderstand me, Your Majesty. I just noticed that the expression on Your Majesty's face changed a little when you met Lingrong a few times."
Shen Meizhuang asked this question carefully.
Nian Shilan was not angry after hearing this. She had always known that Chen Meizhuang was a thoughtful person.
"What do you think of An's promise?"
She did not answer Shen Meizhuang's question directly, but asked them both in return.
"Although Sister An is a little timid, she is quite considerate and we have a pretty good relationship."
"Yeah, and she's really good at making incense. A few days ago, she gave me some spices she made herself, and they smelled really good."
spices?
Of course she is amazing.
Just because of her perfume making skills, she was favored for a long time in her previous life. It was also because of this perfume that Zhen Huan's first child...
Nian Shilan let out a sarcastic smile. "You two just entered the palace together. Apart from that, you don't have any deeper friendship with her, right? No woman who can survive in the palace is simple. No matter who she is, she always has to be careful."
This was all she could say, after all, the things from her previous life hadn't happened yet.
Indeed, they only entered the palace together, that's all. It is really impossible to fully see through a person's character in such a short time.
Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang thought about what Nian Shilan said and felt that what she said was indeed correct, so they understood the situation.
"Okay, didn't you say we were here to eat lotus root starch and osmanthus sugar cake? Wait here for a moment, I'll be right back."
As Chen Meizhuang said this, he took Caiyue to the small kitchen and prepared it himself.
"It's been a while since I last visited Xianfu Palace. Let's go see Concubine Jing."
Nian Shilan thought that Feng Ruozhao lived in Xianfu Palace. Since she was here, she had to say hello to the owner.
"Huh? Oh, here it comes."
At first, Zhen Huan thought she had misheard. When did Concubine Hua become so fond of visiting people everywhere?
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